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Table 1 Number of Great Knots in orientation tests at Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve (CMDT) in the south Yellow Sea and at Yalujiang Estuarine Wetland Nature Reserve (YLE) in the north Yellow Sea during northward migration

From: Springtime migratory restlessness and departure orientation of Great Knots (Calidris tenuirostris) in the south compared to the north Yellow Sea

Site

Time period

Number (and percentages) of Great Knots

Inactive

Disoriented

Oriented

Total

CMDT

Before sunset

46

10

89 (61.4%)

145

 

After sunset

41

0

37 (47.4%)

78

YLE

Before sunset

5

5

23 (69.7%)

33

 

After sunset

15

1

23 (59.0%)

39

Total

 

36.3%

5.4%

58.3%

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